withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. was promoted to Division I A for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. was relegated to Division III (renamed Division II A). Division III The following teams took part in the Division III tournament which was held in Newcastle, Australia. The winner of the group, Netherlands was promoted to Division II for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group, Belgium was relegated to Division IV. was promoted to Division II (renamed I B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. was relegated to Division IV (renamed II B). Division IV The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament which was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4. was promoted to Division III (renamed II A) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. should have been relegated to Division V (renamed II B Qualification) but were not. Division V The following teams took part in the Division V tournament which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to March 20. was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating, instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well. References External links Official website IIHF Official Site Complete results in French IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships World World 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship April 2011 sports events in Europe Women's ice hockey in Switzerland 2011 in Swiss women's sport Winterthur Sports competitions in Zürich 21st century in Zürich